Craig’s list scam
Bob Morris @ Jan 11th 2008 13:41 - Category: Unfiled
Homeless on the High Desert avoids a $1300 Craig’s list ripoff, and details how the scam works.
For large money transactions, whether Craig’s List, eBay, or wherever, use an escrow service. eBay specifically says to only use Escrow.com.
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dj on 11 Jan 2008 at 4:52 pm #
One of my clients used an escrow service to sell a domain name. They never got the money. So some escrow services are a scam, too.
The eBay Myth on 12 Jan 2008 at 7:41 pm #
Escrow services are not the only way to avoid scams. For more feedback check out this article about eBay :
http://www.feedbacksecrets.com/The_eBay_Myth.pdf